,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjbf    
,ms4 ,mace introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit cov]$ sex (f5d]s
 f obta9+ *ildr5 ?r\gh surrogacy1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,*ildr5 9    
,surrogacy ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on   
sex (f5d]s obta9+ a *ild ?r\gh surrogacy
 ,*apt] #aaj ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #bbfj;,b4 ,prohibition on sex  
(f5d]s obta9+ a *ild ?r\gh surrogacy    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,:oev]1 9 a circum/ance    
describ$ 9 subsection 7b71 be+ a cov]$  
sex (f5d]1 kn[+ly obta9s a *ild ?r\gh   
surrogacy or ent]s into a surrogacy     
contract z an int5d$ p>5t %all be f9$ "u
 ?is title1 imprison$ n m ?an #aj ye>s1 
or bo?4  7b7 ,circum/ances describ$ ,= !
 purposes ( subsection 7a71 !           
circum/ances describ$ 9 ?is subsection  
are t--  7#a7 ! int5d$ p>5t1 surrogate  

"m1 or *ild travel$ 9 int]/ate or =eign 
comm]ce1 or travel$ us+ a means1 *annel1
 facility1 or in/rum5tality ( int]/ate  
or =eign comm]ce1 9 fur!rance ( or 9    
connection ) ! conduct describ$ 9       
subsection 7a72  7#b7 ! int5d$ p>5t us$ 
a means1 *annel1 facility1 or           
in/rum5tality ( int]/ate or =eign       
comm]ce 9 fur!rance ( or 9 connection ) 
! conduct describ$ 9 subsection 7a72    
7#c7 any paym5t ( any k9d 0 made1       
directly or indirectly1 9 fur!rance ( or
 9 connection ) ! conduct describ$ 9    
subsection 7a7 us+ any means1 *annel1   
facility1 or in/rum5tality ( int]/ate or
 =eign comm]ce or 9 or affect+ int]/ate 
or =eign comm]ce2  7#d7 ! int5d$ p>5t   
transmitt$ 9 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce  
any communication relat+ to or 9        
fur!rance ( ! conduct describ$ 9        
subsection 7a7 us+ any means1 *annel1   
facility1 or in/rum5tality ( int]/ate or
 =eign comm]ce or 9 or affect+ int]/ate 
or =eign comm]ce by any means or 9 any  
mann]1 includ+ by comput]1 mail1 wire1  

or electromagnetic transmission2  7#e7  
any equipm5t1 item1 or o!r object t has 
travel$ 9 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce 0   
us$ to p]=m ! conduct describ$ 9        
subsection 7a72  7#f7 ! conduct describ$
 9 subsection 7a7 occurr$ )9 ! special  
m>itime & t]ritorial jurisdiction ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 or any t]ritory or       
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7#g7 !
 conduct describ$ 9 subsection 7a7      
o!rwise occurr$ 9 or affect$ int]/ate or
 =eign comm]ce4  7c7 ,non5=cem5t ,a     
,f$]al c\rt may n en=ce any surrogacy   
contract 9 :i* an int5d$ p>5t ( a *ild  
is a cov]$ sex (f5d]4  7d7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ sex   
(f5d] means a sex (f5d] :o is1 or at any
 "t 01 requir$ to regi/] on ! ,national 
,sex ,(f5d] ,regi/ry "u section #aac ( !
 ,adam ,wal% ,*ild ,protection & ,safety
 ,act ( #bjjf 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjiac74   
7#b7 ,! t]m obta9 means to acquire legal
 or physical cu/ody1 gu>dian%ip1 or     
p>5tal rights ov] a *ild1 ?r\gh         
surrogacy1 a surrogacy contract1 or any 

o!r =mal or in=mal me*anism4  7#c7 ,!   
t]m *ild means an individual :o has n   
atta9$ #ah ye>s ( age4  7#d7 ,! t]m     
surrogacy means an arrangem5t or        
agreem5t :]eby a surrogate "m agrees to 
conceive & be> a *ild = ! purpose (     
transf]r+ cu/ody or p>5tal rights to "o 
or m int5d$ p>5t ^u or aft] ! bir? ( !  
*ild4  7#e7 ,! t]m surrogacy contract   
means a contract sett+ =? ! t]ms &      
conditions = ! conception & bir? ( a    
*ild to a surrogate "m ) ! int5t ( all  
p>ties be+ t su* *ild %all ent] into !  
p]man5t cu/ody ( "o or m int5d$ p>5t4   
7#f7 ,! t]m int5d$ p>5t means any       
individual :o is a p>ty to a surrogacy  
contract & :o is ! p>ty :o w take       
p]man5t cu/ody ( a *ild born pursuant to
 su* contract4  7#g7 ,! t]m surrogate "m
 means a female :o is a p>ty to a       
surrogacy contract & :o is ! p>ty :o w  
be> ! *ild pursuant to su* contract4    
7#h7 ,! t]m female means an individual  
:o has1 _h1 w h1 or w\ld h1 b = a       
developm5tal or g5etic anomaly or       

hi/orical accid5t1 a reproductive sy/em 
t at "s po9t produces1 transports1 &    
utilizes eggs = f]tilization4  4  #c4   
,jurisdiction ( ! c\rts  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,*apt] #he ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #acgj4 ,surrogacy contracts    
7a7 ,jurisdiction ,! di/rict c\rts %all 
h orig9al jurisdiction ( all civil      
actions :]e ! matt] 9 controv]sy is a   
surrogacy contract 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9
 section #e ( ! ,protect+ ,*ildr5 9     
,surrogacy ,act7 9 a circum/ance        
describ$ 9 section #b7;b7 ( su* ,act4   
7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,!
 t]m *ild means an individual :o has n  
atta9$ #ah ye>s ( age4  7#b7 ,! t]m     
surrogacy means an arrangem5t or        
agreem5t :]eby a surrogate "m agrees to 
conceive & be> a *ild = ! purpose (     
transf]r+ cu/ody or p>5tal rights to "o 
or m int5d$ p>5t ^u or aft] ! bir? ( !  
*ild4  7#c7 ,! t]m surrogacy contract   
means a contract sett+ =? ! t]ms &      
conditions = ! conception & bir? ( a    

*ild to a surrogate "m ) ! int5t ( all  
p>ties be+ t su* *ild %all ent] into !  
p]man5t cu/ody ( "o or m int5d$ p>5t4   
7#d7 ,! t]m int5d$ p>5t means any       
individual :o is a p>ty to a surrogacy  
contract & :o is ! p>ty :o w take       
p]man5t cu/ody ( a *ild born pursuant to
 su* contract4  7#e7 ,! t]m surrogate "m
 means a female :o is a p>ty to a       
surrogacy contract & :o is ! p>ty :o w  
be> ! *ild pursuant to su* contract4    
7#f7 ,! t]m female means an individual  
:o has1 _h1 w h1 or w\ld h1 b = a       
developm5tal or g5etic anomaly or       
hi/orical accid5t1 a reproductive sy/em 
t at "s po9t produces1 transports1 &    
utilizes eggs = f]tilization4  4  7b7   
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections =  
su* *apt] is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  #acgj4 ,surrogacy contracts4  4